A botched hit job led authorities to open investigations into several other mysterious deaths — dating back years — with apparent ties to the Murdaughs.
A powerful family. A deadly boating accident. Two mysterious slayings. Drug addiction, stolen money and a botched shooting in an alleged insurance fraud scheme.
It sounds like someone took a list of sordid elements and stuffed them all into a crime thriller so twisty it could only be fiction.But the tortuous tale of the Murdaughs, a prominent South Carolina family with shadowy secrets, is real. And it's far from over.The story took a fresh turn this week when investigators arrested patriarch Alex Murdaugh for allegedly hiring a hit man to kill him in a failed attempt to collect millions in life insurance for his surviving son, Buster.
Prominent attorney shot months after unsolved murders of wife and son 08:02But even with the family no longer running the prosecutor's office, their connections run deep. The Murdaughs, including Alex and his younger brother Randy, have long been partners in a regional law firm with offices in three counties. They have focused mostly on personal injury litigation and have won big settlements for their clients. "We're no different than anybody else.
Prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh turns himself in 03:07"These individuals took advantage of his addiction and his ability to pay substantial funds for illegal drugs," the attorneys said."One of those individuals took advantage of his mental illness and agreed to take Alex's life by shooting him in the head.
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